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Origins Available: German, Scottish Where did the Scottish Colter family come from? What is the Scottish Colter family crest and coat of arms? When did the Colter family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Colter family history? The Dalriadan kingdom of ancient Scotland was the home of the ancestors of the Colter family. Their name indicates that they lived in or near Coulter in Lanarkshire or Aberdeenshire, in Scotland. The surname Colter is derived from the Gaelic phrase, cúl tir, which means, black land. Colter is therefore a local surname, of which there are many types. For instance, topographic surnames could be given to a person who lived beside any physical feature, such as a hill, stream, church or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. In this case, the surname is both topographical, in that it comes from the phrase, black land, and local in the general sense, since it comes from the place-name, Coulter.Translation in medieval times was an undeveloped science and was often carried out without due care. For this reason, many early Scottish names appeared radically altered when written in English. The spelling variations of Colter include Coulter, Colter, Coalter, Coultere, Coultar, Coultur, Coltar, Coltur, Coltir, Coltire and many more. First found in Lanarkshire, where they held a family seat from very early times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Colter research. Another 180 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1226 and 1281 are included under the topic Early Colter History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Colter Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the Colter family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 280 words(20 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. The descendants of the Dalriadan families who made the great crossing of the Atlantic still dot communities along the east coast of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many of the settlers traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Clan societies and highland games have allowed Canadian and American families of Scottish descent to recover much of their lost heritage. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name Colter or a variant listed above include: Colter Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Colter Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Colter Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Colter Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 23 June 2012 at 16:48. ©2000-2013 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Sign Up
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